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by Journo on January 17th, 2007

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If someone asks you to keep something very important to yourself - can you promise to do it and not tell ANYONE?

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  • by Cubaneyes on February 17th, 2008

    Cubaneyes

    You can write this down:

    Two people can keep a secret if one is dead.

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  • by Anonymous on February 4th, 2008

    Anonymous

    Yes - BUT if someone says to me they are really worried about something and need to talk to me about it and I must promise not to tell anyone else - I tell them No I will not promise that, until I know it is not concerning someone being hurt or harmed. It's their choice then whether to tell me or not.

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  • by Elleonora on January 17th, 2007

    Elleonora

    i would be very disappointed in myself if i couldn't.

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  • by staffie on January 17th, 2007

    staffie

    yes i have loads of secrets my best friend as told me and i wont tell anyone about them, its not my place to tell anyone her business. anyway for her to say dont tell anyone but.......... it as to be something pretty big not just oh i like so and so

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  • by sacredheart on January 17th, 2007

    sacredheart

    yeah! coz basically if sumone tells me a secret i intend to forget it so it will be safer :)

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  • by mstdawn on January 17th, 2007

    mstdawn

    Tell anyone what?

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  • by Sunblynd 5.0 on January 17th, 2007

    Sunblynd 5.0

    Hell nah! Im gonna come on AB and blurt it out to everybody!

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  • by hershey_squirter_ on January 17th, 2007

    hershey_squirter_

    Yes, I'm very good at keeping my word in my own opinion, unless by doing so I allowed harm.

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  • by MyKinKStar on January 17th, 2007

    MyKinKStar

    Absolutely! You're only as good as your word!

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  • by top54u on July 14th, 2008

    top54u

    well.. I wont promise for promises are made to be broken... But i give them my word that I would not let their secret out even if my soul leaves me.. and this is what i usually do.. though it sounds a little weird..

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  • by Mark Hardy on July 14th, 2008

    Mark Hardy

    Yes, If I promise than I must honor my word. Somebody trusted you 2 do it then u must hold to it.

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  • by needtoknow on April 25th, 2008

    needtoknow

    I have done it many times. You're only as good as your word. If I say I promise, I would never break a trust. That would be the end of my credability.

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  • by Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector on February 16th, 2008

    Ec-nal Licensed Bootie Inspector

    Yes I can, and am.

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  • by Lin Floyd on February 16th, 2008

    Lin Floyd

    Yes in fact someone told me recently that he/she had cancer and I have told no-one, not even my wife.

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  • by Not Here Anymore on February 7th, 2008

    Not Here Anymore

    Absolutely... I still have secrets from grade school. :-)

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  • by the terminator on February 7th, 2008

    the terminator

    i will never break the trust of my freinds or any1 else for that matter

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  • by Teasdale on February 7th, 2008

    Teasdale

    Definitely (unless it's illegal). I have a friend's secret in my "vault" now and it's been about 10 years. I'll go to my grave with it.

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  • by Keysha on February 7th, 2008

    Keysha

    Yes, unless it involves something illegal. My friends know me well enough to know that if they tell me they are breaking/have broken the law (other than drugs - that's their decision), I'll turn them in.

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  • by Anonymous on February 7th, 2008

    Anonymous

    me too. i can keep a secret!

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  • by A on December 30th, 2007

    A

    I have learned my lesson not to blindly just say you'll keep a promise without knowing what to expect. If the promise that I'm making would not hurt others if I keep it and things of the like, I have no problem at all keeping it. People better not entrap me into promises like "If I tell you something, you have to promise not to tell. Promise? ........ Okay, now that you've promised, I'm actually part of that group of people that murdered that girl. Ya know?" Those are times when promises should be broken in order to get innocent people out of trouble who should not be in trouble and that is one of them. Anyway...

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  • by Bsweet. on August 19th, 2008

    Bsweet.

    yes

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  • by Anonymous on August 19th, 2008

    Anonymous

    i would keep the promise unless they were going to hurt themself in some way

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  • by HOUSTONLONELY on February 7th, 2008

    HOUSTONLONELY

    It really Depends what it is.....

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  • by richardshines on February 7th, 2008

    richardshines

    Depends on what they tell me. If it doesn't involve hurting themselves or hurting others, I would have no reason to tell a soul.

    Richard Shines

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  • by Zack on February 7th, 2008

    Zack

    I'm really good at that sort of thing.

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  • by LadyLuck on February 7th, 2008

    LadyLuck

    I'm very good at that, actually.

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  • by monchi on February 7th, 2008

    monchi

    Totally.

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  • by Vampyre Bat on February 4th, 2008

    Vampyre Bat

    Yes I have many secrets I keep safely for others.

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  • by anditx on February 3rd, 2008

    anditx

    Absolutely, provided that it will not cause injury to the person with the secret.

    Trust is the foundation of all relationship.

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  • by sweetcheeks on February 4th, 2008

    sweetcheeks

    Yes

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  • by Ratface on February 4th, 2008

    Ratface

    YES!

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  • by DA on February 7th, 2008

    DA

    I'm good at keeping things to myself.

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  • by Happysparrow on February 7th, 2008

    Happysparrow

    Sure, I can.

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  • by Shelesey28 on April 19th, 2008

    Shelesey28

    If it is that important to the person for me to keep a secret then yes I could definitely promise to keep and not tell a soul and I have too.

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  • by SAGE2 on April 25th, 2008

    SAGE2

    always

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  • by Carolann on April 25th, 2008

    Carolann

    I honestly can because I forget half of what I hear within 5 minutes of hearing it!Of course this is also a liability because I will be telling smeone something from a year ago and say,I thought everyone knew?

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  • by jemroid on July 15th, 2008

    jemroid

    Well i can keep a secret... its the people i tell that cant!

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  • by miRi hates social norms and regulations on February 16th, 2008

    miRi hates social norms and regulations

    i tell them i will unless it involves their safety. if they choose to tell me they know what to expect

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  • by Jez is recovering on February 16th, 2008

    Jez is recovering

    Always. I could never breach the trust of another person.

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  • by Sunglisten2 on February 16th, 2008

    Sunglisten2

    No, I have to tell my spouse. As long as I can trust him.
    I couldn't tell my Ex. Cause he didn't make me feel comfortable telling him. I couldn't tell him anything about his sister without him some how bringing the subject up. In a General conversation. Which would make her Look at me real fast cause she couldn't tell if he knew or not.
    If I can't trust him I tell one of my friends that doesn't know the person or any of the people they know.

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  • by Littlebirrd on February 16th, 2008

    Littlebirrd

    Promising is easy!

    Keeping the promise is the real chore.

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  • by Namaste formerly future_health_educator on February 16th, 2008

    Namaste formerly future_health_educator

    Personally I find usually when someone wants me to keep a secret it's something I don't want to know.

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  • by Alter Ego on February 7th, 2008

    Alter Ego

    I will promise not to tell anyone- then I will spread it all around town.

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